The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating claims made by SLCG Economic Consulting LLC that Aegis Capital, a broker-dealer, routinely serves as underwriter for dubious stock offerings that cost investors billions. SLCG starts off by calling Aegis one of the worst retail brokerage firms based on complaints and…
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Securities Arbitration – The Basics: What you need to know.
Securities arbitration is a method of resolving disputes between investors and their brokers or brokerage firms, which is governed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA is a self-regulatory organization that oversees the securities industry and provides a forum for resolving disputes between investors and their brokers or brokerage…
Gana Weinstein Represents Clients of Chad Barancyk Concerning Alternative Investments
Advisor Chad Barancyk (Barancyk), formerly employed by brokerage firms First Allied Securities, Inc. (First Allied) and Great Point Capital, LLC (Great Point) has been subject to at least 14 disclosures including 11 customer complaints, two regulatory actions, and an employment termination for cause. According to a BrokerCheck report the customer…
Mark Kemp Has 11 Customer Complaints and A Regulatory Disclosure
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial advisor Mark Kemp (Kemp) has at least 14 disclosable events. These events include 11 customer complaints alleging that Rivero engaged in some form of investment related misconduct in the handling of the client’s accounts. In addition, Kemp has…
Broker Timothy O’Brien Sanctioned By FINRA Over Unauthorized Trade
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial advisor Timothy O’Brien (O’Brien), formerly employed by Feltl & Company has been subject to numerous disclosures including at least six customer complaints, two criminal matters, four judgement or tax liens, and regulatory complaints during the course of his…
VIX and Leveraged ETF Investor Loss Recovery
The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been receiving investor complaints concerning advisors recommending what the advisors call hedge or bear market products to the investors causing large investor losses. These complaints often involve large holdings in derivative, leveraged, or inverse investment vehicles that are extraordinarily risky. Further, such investments…
ACG Wealth Advisor Kevin Rainwater Has Alternative Investment Complaints
Advisor Kevin Rainwater (Rainwater), currently employed by Arkadios Capital (Arkadios) and ACG Wealth Inc. (ACG Wealth) has been subject to at least four customer complaints and five tax liens or judgments during the course of his career. According to a BrokerCheck report these customer complaints appears to concern unsuitable investments…
Advisor William Morrow Accused by Over a Dozen Investors of Selling Unsuitable Alternative Investments
Advisor William Morrow (Morrow), currently employed by Concorde Investment Services, LLC (Concorde Investment) and formerly employed by Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) has been subject to at least 14 customer complaints and one employment termination for cause during the course of his career. According to a BrokerCheck report the…
Advisor Paris Lewis Terminated for Borrowing Money From A Client – Investor Recovery
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor Paris Lewis (Lewis) has been accused by his former employer of borrowing funds from a client among other allegations. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Lewis has been terminated by his two…
Advisor Benjamin Lowder Accused of Selling Private Securities – Investor Recovery
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor Benjamin Lowder (Lowder) has multiple client complaints concerning allegations that he engaged in the sales of private securities among other allegations. Lowder was also barred by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) concerning his private securities sales…